Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $2,257 per week in Faribault, MN

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Step Down Duration: 8 weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 1 year of strong acute care Stepdown/PCU experience License: Must have an active nursing license Certifications: BCLS required, ACLS preferred Must-Have: Charge Nurse experience and vents preferred. Skills required include accessing/managing ports, administration of chemotherapy, arterial line management, and care of ventilated patients.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Step Down Duration: 8 weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 1 year of strong acute care Stepdown/PCU experience License: Must have an active nursing license Certifications: BCLS required, ACLS preferred Must-Have: Charge Nurse experience and vents preferred. Description: Ratios: Days 1:4, Nights 1:5, Weekends 1:4-5. Candidates will work every other weekend. On-call requirement is up to 3-12 hour shifts. Candidate must be able to float within their scope to meet facility needs. Candidate must be able to work M/S, SCU, and take an occasional pediatric patient. Staffing includes a total of 32 staffed beds. The daily patient census is around 12. Interdisciplinary support includes Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Radiology, Social Services, and Pharmacy. Common patient diagnoses include pneumonia, COPD, RSV, heart failure, post-operative orthopedic fractures, cellulitis, and sepsis. Candidates will manage patients requiring special treatments such as BiPap and ETOH withdrawal. Skills required include accessing/managing ports, administration of chemotherapy, arterial line management, and care of ventilated patients. Experience with Nihon Kohden cardiac monitors/telemetry and Welch Allyn bedside vitals machines is preferred. Tracheostomy care and management, telemetry monitoring, and wound care management are also required. Candidates will receive training on charting systems.